NOAA monthly U.S., global climate report call: May 16

Experts recap April and provide outlooks through August

A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: floods, heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and loss of glacial ice.

A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: floods, heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and loss of glacial ice. (Image credit: NOAA)

RESOURCES

Audio file

Audio recording of NOAA monthly U.S., global climate report media call held on May 16, 2024.

On Thursday, climate and weather experts will discuss key findings from NOAA's U.S. and global climate analyses for April 2024, the latest El Nino/La Nina update, and the U.S. seasonal outlooks for temperature, precipitation and drought for the next three months. An expert from NOAA's Coral Reef Watch Program will also provide an update on the global coral bleaching event confirmed in April 2024.

WHEN

Thursday, May 16, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. ET (USA)

WHO

  • Karin Gleason, Monitoring Section Chief, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
  • Derek Manzello, Ph.D., coordinator, NOAA Coral Reef Watch Program
  • Dan Collins, meteorologist, NOAA Climate Prediction Center

WHAT

  • Conference Call (slides will accompany call, see below)
  • Presentations
  • Questions and Answers

HOW

1. Dial into the conference call:

  • 800-369-2100  U.S./Canada (toll-free)
  • 1-210-234-0085  International (toll)
  • Verbal passcode: CLIMATE

2. View slides at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/briefings (available approximately 30 minutes before teleconference).

FOR MORE INFORMATION

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information climate reports recapping April 2024: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/national/202404 (U.S.)

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/global/202404 (Global)

NOAA Climate Prediction Center outlooks & assessments: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov

NOAA El Niño/La Niña page: https://www.climate.gov/enso

NOAA Climate Portal: https://www.climate.gov

NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch: https://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov

Upcoming NOAA climate monitoring reports: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/dyk/monthly-releases

 


Climate, weather, and water affect all life on our ocean planet. NOAA’s mission is to understand and predict our changing environment, from the deep sea to outer space, and to manage and conserve America’s coastal and marine resources. 

 

Media contact

John Bateman, john.jones-bateman@noaa.gov, (202) 424-0929

RESOURCES

Audio file

Audio recording of NOAA monthly U.S., global climate report media call held on May 16, 2024.